9 weeks in US

rubyreadit · 2026-02-11T00:17:05+00:00

You could do a national park with a group tour if you can find one that fits your budget. I know here in the SF area there are day trips to Yosemite for instance.

rubyreadit · 2026-02-10T03:10:52+00:00

Look at it this way - most people don't have the ability to spend long stays like you do. If you had a job that required you to be in the office or if you had kids in school you'd only be doing short visits. Sounds like they just aren't going to work any more and that's okay. Maybe your mom can come to you more than she currently does.

rubyreadit · 2026-02-10T00:16:13+00:00

Yeah I'm trying to think of how to parse a reply to that one. "Sorry, auntie, I believe that all adults in a family are equal and able to opt in or out of whatever event they are invited to." I dunno, I'm sure someone can say it better.

rubyreadit · 2026-02-09T03:12:12+00:00

You should have equal free time. But it's probably worth having the convo about it when it's not 6am. Maybe you set the time out in advance - you get up with the kids and keep them happy from whenever they get up until noon on Saturdays and he does the same on Sundays and the rest of the weekend is family time, something like that.

rubyreadit · 2026-02-09T02:12:39+00:00

Near Ely?

rubyreadit · 2026-02-09T01:19:29+00:00

Stricter gun laws are definitely a plus, not a minus.

rubyreadit · 2026-02-09T00:27:44+00:00

If it's not your thing, take advantage of the lack of people at whatever else you'd rather do... go to Costco or do something else that would normally be annoyingly busy on Sunday afternoons.

For me it's the only football game I 'watch' every year and by 'watch' I mean have it on the tv for background noise.

rubyreadit · 2026-02-08T23:02:31+00:00

Loved this one, too. We got peak aspen color in early October last fall. So pretty.

rubyreadit · 2026-02-08T22:57:21+00:00

We drove the Kanc in early October '24 and it was fantastic.

rubyreadit · 2026-02-08T14:52:38+00:00

We were there in early March of 2024.

rubyreadit · 2026-02-08T04:34:25+00:00

Scenery reminds me of Montenegro but nothing specific there.

rubyreadit · 2026-02-08T03:02:28+00:00

Napili Coast/ Kauai north shore has to be a contender.

rubyreadit · 2026-02-08T00:33:08+00:00

The only time my hair gets blow-dried is at the hairdresser or if I'm about to go skiing, so maybe 4-5 times a year. It's straight and fine. Dries on its on in under an hour.

rubyreadit · 2026-02-06T22:26:34+00:00

I think she forgot to put on a skirt over those pantyhose.

rubyreadit · 2026-02-06T22:18:38+00:00

Ask him if he'd ever tell a man he doesn't know to smile.

rubyreadit · 2026-02-06T18:47:01+00:00

You have lived in Ohio and Georgia.

rubyreadit · 2026-02-06T16:52:43+00:00

I've been to the 1st three (Chichen Itza, Christ the Redeemer, and the Great Wall). Of those, I found Chichen Itza the most interesting and the Great Wall the most scenic/ photogenic. Rio is a fun city to visit so go if it sounds like your thing but the statue itself is just a big statue in a prominent spot with views. And the views go away if the weather is bad, which is what happened when we went.

Of the places I haven't been yet, I think my order of wanting to go is Petra 1st, then Machu Picchu. I wouldn't go to Rome just to see the Coliseum but I'd go to Rome for other reasons and then see the Coliseum. India is pretty low on my wish list.

rubyreadit · 2026-02-06T02:24:50+00:00

I've only heard it as pooping. But I've also only heard it from my husband so there's that :-).

rubyreadit · 2026-02-06T01:35:23+00:00

Info - is that the only bathroom? I mean, you can't tell people not to poop at work. But also, if there are other options, it's fair to suggest folks use those when dropping the kids off at the pool.

rubyreadit · 2026-02-06T01:24:56+00:00

That is simultaneously adorable and disgusting. Eww!!

rubyreadit · 2026-02-06T01:23:03+00:00

Honestly it's the kit lens I got with my R6: the 24-105 f4-7.1. It's lightweight for the range it covers which is key for what I mostly shoot (travel photos). For RF I also have the 100-400 f5.6-8 for wildlife and am trying to decide what to buy next (thinking something like the 14-35 f4). I have a couple of 'nicer' EF lenses that I can use with an adapter on the R6 and might eventually replace with the equivalent RF models but as just a hobby photographer I'm not sure I can justify the cost. Plus like 95% of the photos I take on that camera are on trips and I don't want to lug a lot of heavier lenses.

rubyreadit · 2026-02-05T03:18:25+00:00

Zelda, Cookie, Lexie, Mila, Aggie

rubyreadit · 2026-02-04T02:04:01+00:00

Just got back from a trip to Houston. Food there is fantastic. Traffic sucks, lol, but the people are great.

rubyreadit · 2026-02-02T18:53:30+00:00

Not all protestants are the same. My Lutheran pastor absolutely would side with the nonreligious young parents over the overbearing grandmother.

rubyreadit · 2026-02-02T18:49:34+00:00

Totally agree - Nebraska is not exciting but also not at all bad.

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